Examples of call off in a Sentence
she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest
called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it
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The searches were called off multiple times due to dangerous water conditions.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The pauses and resets also give mission managers a chance to practice different scenarios, such as situations in which issues crop up that need investigation or in which a launch has to be called off due to technical issues or bad weather.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Rising water and weather conditions have forced the search to be called off in the evening hours on both Monday and Tuesday, Deguevara said.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
However, all three shows were called off a few days early due to the terror threat.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The pauses and resets also give mission managers a chance to practice different scenarios, such as situations in which issues crop up that need investigation or in which a launch has to be called off due to technical issues or bad weather.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Rising water and weather conditions have forced the search to be called off in the evening hours on both Monday and Tuesday, Deguevara said.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
However, all three shows were called off a few days early due to the terror threat.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20off. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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